I remembered Ling Gongzi's embarrassed appearance, but I was afraid that something unpleasant would happen, so I hurriedly said: "That Ling Gongzi told us, it was with the help of his husband's house, for fear of causing more trouble, we might as well go to the door and wait, even if he is a scholar, he will never go out of the door, and when he goes out to ask, he doesn't have to go through, although it takes some time, it can save some trouble." ”

"That's what Mei Cai said." The old man nodded, and said with a smile: "One by one, our shouts make us happy in our hearts!" In that case, tomorrow, you will go with us! ”

I listened, and hurriedly nodded in response.

On the second day, I dressed up early, went to find the old man to go to Hutao Hutong, the old man was very energetic, and specially put on a new shining lake blue satin robe that seemed to be pressed at the bottom of the box for a long time, and from time to time he also dusted off the dust on it very much.

Seeing that I looked straight at him, the old man said embarrassedly: "People rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, although our status is a little lower, we also know that we can't let our daughters in the family be embarrassed...... Look at this garment, it was made by the corpse on our 60th birthday! We haven't been willing to wear it, and today it came in handy, just for the sake of the corpse, but it's not the most suitable. How's that, is it still like that? ”

I nodded again and again and said, "The old man's dress is becoming more and more energetic!" People don't know, but they don't know which Zhuangzi member they think is from outside. ”

When the old man heard this, he was even more happy, and said with a smile: "This is very good, as long as we don't teach those rich and noble people to look down on our origins, in fact, it's not our boasting, our Lingshu, where is it worse than Miss Boudoir?" It's a pity that it's a ......."

Talking, unconsciously, the walnut alley arrived, the walnut alley because of the name twister, people call this place "peach kernel alley", as the name suggests, there are many walnut trees here, one by one the branches are luxuriant, embellished with a lot of walnuts that have not fallen, waving in the wind on the tree. **Count, the first abandoned woman

Hutao Hutong is very wide, catch up with half of the street, it is carefully paved with bluestone slabs, it is a rare neat alley, living here, most of the literati and ink writers, Shen Shangshu said, this Hutao Hutong is a place where "there is a great Confucianism in talking and laughing, and there is no white ding".

Many courtyard walls are hung with vermilion lacquer bird cages, and a few neatly dressed old men are talking and laughing at the birds. ”

I hurriedly said: "What is there to be discouraged about the old man, no one knows you, don't worry about this yourself, or think more about that Ling Gongzi." ”

When the old man heard this, he was relieved, a pair of sharp eyes were only looking for that Ling Gongzi, but the sky was getting noon, the sun was getting higher and higher, although the old man and I were waiting under a big walnut tree like a canopy, the sun was also shining down, there were fewer and fewer people around us, and the old man and I were getting more and more anxious.

At this time, an old man wearing a gray robe, leisurely carrying a bird cage, as if he was going home, saw me and the old man being sunburned under the tree, and couldn't help but wonder: "What are you doing here at this hour?" Although it's autumn, you old and young, beware of heat stroke, or go home quickly! If there is something, it's not too late to come back after noon. ”

The old man replied, and I asked, "My grandfather and I went out to visit relatives and friends, but unfortunately my grandfather has long forgotten which family and which household it is, so he is waiting here, maybe that friend will be able to pick us up when he sees us." ”

"Ah, I see," the old man said, "It's not a way for you to wait for the rabbit like this, it's better to go to the old man's house to rest, and tell me the person's name, the old man is the old resident of this Walnut Hutong, and the neighbors who live here, there is no one who the old man doesn't know." "The eldest lady's close-fitting master

As soon as I heard this, this was a good opportunity not to come to the door, but to inquire about it, so I hurriedly took the cramped and restless old man to thank the old man, and followed the old man.

The old man's house was built high and magnificently, and the old man invited us to sit down at the door, and asked, "I wonder who you are looking for?" ”

I was afraid that I would directly say the name of Mr. Ling Gongzi, and I was afraid that there would be more trouble, so I pretended to be confused and said: "Grandpa is old, and he can't remember a lot clearly, saying that he is that friend, it seems that his surname is Luo, and I don't know if I remember it wrong." ”

"The surname Luo?" The old man narrowed his eyes, stroked his gray beard, and was a little confused: "Coincidentally, the old man is also surnamed Luo, but this walnut alley, it seems that in addition to the old man, he doesn't know that there is a ...... of the same clan and clan."

I also shouted in my heart, it turned out that the old man in front of me was Mr. Ling Gongzi, so he hurriedly beat the snake and said on the stick: "Since you don't know my grandfather, naturally you are not the person we are looking for, grandpa often remembers mistakes, today, thank you Mr. Luo for such hospitality, and I don't know what Mr. Luo does?" When I go home, I may inform my family that I have received your favor. ”

Mr. Na Luo smiled heartily and said, "At this age, what else can you do?" It's just a matter of collecting playthings and chatting to pass the rest of the time. Otherwise, the days are idle, and I don't know how to survive! ”

"What?" When the old man heard this, he couldn't sit still, and hurriedly asked anxiously, "Aren't you teaching?" ”

Mr. Luo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why, you can also see my sour and rotten appearance, like a literati?" The vision is true, the first half of his life, he really made a living by teaching, but when he was older, his children were filial, so he supported himself. Mr. Luo showed a very nostalgic look: "Speaking of which, the last teaching and educating people was ten years ago!" "The Imperial Dao is a god

"What's the matter...... the old man couldn't suppress his anger, suddenly stood up, and said to me: "That son, in the final analysis, is just a deception, first a fake name, and then a fake residence, isn't it playing us as monkeys!" Let's go back and tell the corpse that we should stop this thought, so as not to make people laugh at us thinking that the sparrow will become a phoenix, and only climb up the high branches! ”

I hurriedly said: "Old man, don't be angry, I'm afraid that there is a misunderstanding inside, and I don't know, haven't we asked yet!" ”

"What else do you understand?" The old man said angrily: "This is the only Mr. Luo in Hutao Hutong, who neither teaches nor has a student, what is that son who is not a liar!" I only hate that we have no eyes, and I believe in him again and again! Fortunately, she found out early this time, and she still knew that she would give it to the corpse as soon as possible, and taught her not to wait stupidly. ”

When the old gentleman heard this, he asked very confusedly: "You two, what are you talking about, aren't you old and confused, how can you not understand a word, what kind of students?" What is the gentleman's? Who are you looking for? ”

The old man was also dizzy, and when he saw that he and Lingshu had been deceived by the boy again, he had long forgotten the unspeakable agreement, and said: "The side has said more, and Mr. may not understand it, in general, someone has pretended to be Mr. 's name, saying that his residence is in Mr.'s house, and he has deceived us fools!" ”

"Really?" Mr. Na Luo also asked in a panic: "This is also strange, but I don't know why, that person wants to shirk himself to the old decay?" But you don't know what the man's name is. ”

The old gentleman replied: "That's a son who is only about twenty years old, and he calls himself Ling Baiyu, and the gentleman is afraid that he has never heard of it?" It's no wonder that this is just a fake name. ”

"Ling Baiyu?" Mr. Luo's mouth opened wide: "Ah, Ling Baiyu, the old man knows it!" ”